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New CICS Explorer View for region SIT parameters

I am forever right mouse clicking on the regions view to obtain the combined SIT options for a region. Then comparing this with another region. It would be good to have a view of its own for region SIT parameters. This would allow us to filter and...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Support for DB2Entries in CICS Bundles

We are able to create Transactions in our cics bundle but because we always create a db2entry together with the transcation we can't really use cics bundles to define our application because we can't create db2entries in the cics bundle
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Implement CEDA CHECK (e.g. for LIST) to ensure CICS region starts properly

Implement the CEDA CHECK option in CICS Explorer (see http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/cicsts/v4r2/topic/com.ibm.cics.ts.resourcedefinition.doc/ceda/commands/dfha4_check.html) to allow for example checking LISTs for consistency
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

CICS explorer task history

Include Task History, that is Configured; Collected and Displayed. This is available in WUI interface. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-ts/5.6?topic=resources-historical-data
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Functionality already exists

visualize mapping of resources to groups to lists to regions

Provide a visualization of the relationship between RDO resources, groups, lists and CICS regions
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Make CICS Explorer "Managed Windows" View Scope Behaviour consistent with Regions View

CICS Explorer view Managed Regions shows the CPSM status of defined CICS regions in the CICS Plex with details such as whether connected, CPSM level and which CMAS they are connected to. The context of this view does not always change when selecti...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Provide Full BAS support within CICS Explorer

The WUI has features (i.e. BAS) that are required in the CICS Explorer to make it more robust and useful. The following are examples of those features: - RASGNDEF (Resource Assignment Definition) or facility to create, display, modify, and delete ...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Not under consideration

Add ability to perform actions in Aggregated Explorer Views

I am using the CICS Regions view in CICS Explorer for illustration but, to my knowledge, this applies to all Explorer aggregated views. With multiple CICS regions selected, performing a right click gives a selection list of actions that can be per...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer view "CMAS Details" needs extending

CICS Explorer view "CMAS Details" only shows a single CMAS based on which one is selected in the CMAS Explorer view. Having to select each CMAS in turn to view or perform actions against is time consuming.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

SIT parameters in a table view

The ability to see system initialization parameters in a table view for the entire plex, rather than per region.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

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